Luke 9:20
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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λέγω
do pronounce
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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τίς
whom
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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Πέτρος
Peter
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Πέτρος
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἶναι
to be?
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εἶναι
to exist
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